Giant cell arteritis (GCA): treatment

Evidence-based neurology checklist on giant cell arteritis (gca): treatment: Methylprednisolone The dose is 500mg-1g daily for 3 days It is indicated for visual loss or amaurosis fugax Prednisolone Adjunctive immunosuppression Other treatments Investigational treatments Synonym

Methylprednisolone

  • The dose is 500mg-1g daily for 3 days
  • It is indicated for visual loss or amaurosis fugax

Prednisolone

Adjunctive immunosuppression

Other treatments

Investigational treatments

Synonym

References

  1. Dasgupta B, Borg FA, Hassan N, et al. BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of giant cell arteritis. Rhaumatology (Oxford) 2010; 49:1594-1597.
  2. Calvo-Romero JM. Giant cell arteritis. Postgrad Med J 2003; 79:511-515. 
  3. Lyons HS, Quick V, Sinclair AJ, Nagaraju S, Mollan SP. A new era for giant cell arteritis. Eye (Lond) 2019; doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0608-7 (Epub ahead of print).
  4. Jivraj I, Tamhankar M. The treatment of giant cell arteritis. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2017; 19:2.
  5. Watelet B, Samson M, de Boysson H, Bienvenu B. Treatment of giant-cell arteritis, a literature review. Mod Rheumatol 2017; 27:747-754. 
  6. And 6 more. Subscribe to see the full list

Related checklists

Loading...